Soap film analogy for anisotropically stretched membranes and cable nets
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DOI: 10.1007/s00158-016-1533-z
Abstract: Analogical physical models are a preferred technique to intuitively grasp complex engineering problems. It is well-known that the equilibrium minimal-surface configuration of membranes under equibiaxial tension can be visually represented by the surface of a… read more here.
Keywords: cable nets; soap film; analogy;
Response of a soap film to a continuous electromagnetic forcing
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DOI: 10.1007/s12650-016-0372-8
Abstract: In this article, we study the dynamic response of a soap film under continuous electromagnetic forcing. The dynamics presented here describe the forcing of a monopole vortex during its generation at the center of the… read more here.
Keywords: response; response soap; film continuous; soap film ... See more keywords
Rapid Spreading of a Droplet on a Thin Soap Film
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02274
Abstract: We study the spreading of a droplet of surfactant solution on a thin suspended soap film as a function of dynamic surface tension and volume of the droplet. Radial growth of the leading edge (R)… read more here.
Keywords: droplet; soap film; surface tension; spreading droplet ... See more keywords
Soap film inspired mechanical metamaterials approaching theoretical bound of stiffness across full density range
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DOI: 10.1039/d0mh01408g
Abstract: Structural mechanical metamaterials, with their mass-efficient architectures and unprecedented mechanical properties, are in critical demand for high-performance applications. However, finding the optimal 3D geometries towards a particular property, such as reaching the stiffness upper bound,… read more here.
Keywords: film inspired; density; mechanical metamaterials; soap film ... See more keywords
Light interference from a soap film: a revisited quasi-monochromatic experiment
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6552/aae9a7
Abstract: We propose to reconsider the well-known experiment about the interference of white light from a thin soap film by adopting as an illuminating source the RGB triad produced by a LED projector. The interference pattern… read more here.
Keywords: interference soap; light interference; soap film; interference ... See more keywords